Monday 15 June 2026 - AMPLIFY urges all levels of government to not waste this opportunity to fix Australia’s fragmented, costly and inefficient planning system.
There have been numerous prior reviews into Australia’s housing system, including by the Productivity Commission, and they have all concluded the same thing: it is too hard, too costly and takes too long to build homes in Australia.
For the latest review to be different, it needs to contain practical and ambitious recommendations that do more than tinker. Its recommendations need to be implemented rapidly and consistently and there needs to be accountability for jurisdictions that fail to do so.
Our submission to the Commission’s inquiry into housing supply rules is guided by the views of more than 18,000 Australians in the largest community engagement ever conducted on Australian housing policy.
Our engagement makes clear that Australians have all but lost confidence in governments to build enough homes to address the housing crisis. About 70 per cent of Australians think it is unlikely enough homes will be built to meet housing needs over the next four years.
“We must build more homes, faster. Unnecessary and costly regulation is a key impediment and it’s why more than 62 per cent of Australians support cutting planning and building red tape,” Acting CEO Martin Codina said.
“This is a real opportunity to cut through the excuses and for all levels of government to play their part in fixing Australia’s fragmented, costly and inefficient planning system.”
AMPLIFY will be assessing the review against three tests.
First, it must deliver real impact by setting out clear actions that reduce the time and cost of building homes, with regulation currently adding up to $320,000 to a new home.
Second, reforms must be implemented quickly with a clear deadline by when changes will be made.
Third, every recommendation must have a clear owner, with progress tracked and reported publicly, and consequences where governments fail to deliver.
“We welcome the urgency shown so far, with a rapid call for submissions and a commitment to an interim report in July,” Mr Codina said.
“That urgency needs to be translated into real, coordinated reform that is implemented quickly.”
AMPLIFY’s submission outlines eight practical reforms to boost housing supply. It calls for a national housing red tape reduction target tied to Commonwealth funding, better coordination across overlapping reform processes, and a dedicated housing delivery unit under the Prime Minister to drive results.
Key priorities include appointing a single coordinator in each major growth area to unlock 82,500 homes delayed by infrastructure, standardising Modern Methods of Construction to unlock up to 192,000 homes over 20 years, and creating faster approval pathways to reduce major delays.
AMPLIFY will continue working with the community, governments and stakeholders to support the eventual recommendations being turned into action.
The submission is available in full here.
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Media contact
Georgia Clarke | 0460 428 917 | media@amplifyaus.org